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8 lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, May 8, 2023 Silverware haul coming McDavid’s way Connor McDavid is going to need an extra hand, or perhaps a team-mate willing to do some heavy lifting, when it comes time for the National Hockey League awards ceremony to be held in Nashville in late June. April 24, 2023 Ntothing is guaranteed, of course, but McDavid already has three trophies locked up, with an opportunity for at least one more (the Conn Smythe award for most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs). Trophies in McDavid’s clutches already include the Rocket Richard trophy for most goals during the regular season (64), the Art Ross trophy for the league scoring leader (153 points), which he pretty well wrapped up around Valentine’s Day, and almost certainly the Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player. Not a single pundit has dared suggest any other player has even a remote chance of wresting the Hart away from the 26-yearold eight-year veteran. McDavid’s point total was the highest since Mario Lemieux piled up 161 points in 1995-96. This From the Sidelines BRUCE PENTON is McDavid’s fifth scoring title, trailing only Wayne Gretzky (10), Gordie Howe (6) and Lemieux (6). Unless another Connor (Bedard) puts a stop to it, McDavid is likely to close the gap, or even surpass, the 10 scoring titles won by Gretzky by the time he retires. So where will the other major trophies go? The James Norris Memorial Trophy goes to the league’s best defenceman and because it’s obvious San Jose’s Erik Karlsson is the most talented offensive player who plays defence, voters are likely to be strongly swayed by his 100-plus point season and award him the trophy. Former winners Cale Makar of Colorado and Adam Fox of the Rangers will get some voter attention, as will young Rasmus Dahlin of Buffalo, but Karlsson’s status as only the seventh NHL defenceman ever to surpass 100 points will likely earn him the trophy. The Calder Trophy for top rookie appears to be a two-player race, between Seattle’s Matty Beniers and Dallas’s Wyatt Johnston. Both had outstanding freshman seasons, scoring 24 goals each, but Beniers outpointed him 57-41. Goalie Stu Skinner of the Oilers and Arizona’s Mattias Macelli will also attract some votes. Hart Memorial Trophy Boston’s extraordinary regular season (a record 135 points) will almost certainly give them the Jack Adams trophy as top coach (Jim Montgomery) and the Vezina Trophy for best goaltender (Linus Ullmark). The biggest prize of all, though (besides the Stanley Cup) will be the team winning the lottery to pick first in the amateur draft. It’s the Connor Bedard sweepstakes and it will dramatically alter the course of the lucky team. No silverware involved …. yet. That will come a few years down the road. Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca Sports Quips • RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Ohio residents recently voted not to legalize marijuana. Not to worry Cleveland Browns fans: you’ve still got liquor.” • Headline at theonion.com: “Aaron Rodgers Mentions He’s Only Heard Great Conspiracy Theories About New York” • Headline at fark.com: “Mets to wear patches of their new sponsor, NY Presbyterian Hospital. Deal includes one free Tommy John surgery per pitcher.” • Late Show host Stephen Colbert, on the new pitch clock leading Major League Baseball games to be completed faster than any year since 1984: “Of course, in 1984, players sped up the game with an innovation known as piles of cocaine in the dugout.” • Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been out three months with a non-surgical hamstring injury and says he has been physically cleared to play, but is opting out until ‘I feel like Zion.’ If only we all got paid millions of dollars to not go to work when we don’t feel like it!” • Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Regarded as the worst owner in sports, Dan Snider is selling the NFL’s Washington Commanders for $6 billion (after buying the team for $750 million). That will show him.” • Kaseberg again: “Brooks Koepka said he and the LIV players did well at the Masters even though he lost a four-stroke lead, dropping eight strokes. That's like saying the Titanic did well on the first half of its maiden voyage.” • Comedy guy Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “NHL president Gary Bettman said the Ottawa Senators have six bidders in contention. In the U.S., senators have been open for bidding for decades.” • Rolfsen again: “The best thing about the pitch clock is that the Detroit Tigers lose faster.” • Another one from RJ Currie: “One of Google’s computer-driven cars was pulled over in California for going too slow. The police christened it Danica Patrick.” • Headline at fark.com: “Caardinals aactivate Nootbaar aafter oopening-daay injury” • Steve Simmons of SunMedia: “Toronto sports. Raptors lose a playoff game leading by 19. Jays lose a playoff game, leading by eight. Leafs lose annually in positions to win around here. No wonder the Argos don’t fit the city. They win too many Grey Cups “ Let's Talk About Insomnia Fundamentally, insomnia happens because the mind cannot relax. When the mind cannot relax, then the body cannot either. Relaxation is a natural state in members of the animal kingdom. BY GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG May 5, 2023 Our pet can be running around, playing with us, or wrestling with a toy. They have lots of energy and are stimulated. Then, a few minutes later we find them peacefully dozing while their bodies seem completely limp. Babies are like this after being fed, and long ago adult humans were like this too. Early humans were right brain dominant, without language. The right brain is abstract, and emotional. With language came an increasingly dominant left brain, the logical analytical part. Over time the left brain became more and more dominant. With the rise of technology, humans are more alert and tuned into that technology. The left brain became very busy. No longer thinking only of the next meal, fighting or mating, it was like there was ongoing dialogue within the brain. Everything speeded up. Now we could worry about the future or lament the past. We could create worst case scenarios and wonder what others thought of us. The brain did not stop when we slept. We did not hear it when in deep sleep, but when we came out of that phase, the inner chatter woke us. If the chatter was about something we worried or were anxious about, a whole new train of thinking could begin so then we could not go back to sleep. Further, if our life situation creates stress, the muscles contract which makes it harder to sleep. With a tense body relaxation is not possible. Many turn to sleep medications, however those do not get to the root of the problem, and if we stop taking them, sleeplessness recurs. The body and mind have not learned to shut down. Of course, caffeine, alcohol, a full stomach, and too much technology before bed also affects our sleep. Notwithstanding a neurological disorder, I think most sleep problems would be resolved if we completely relaxed the body and quieted the mind. This is not something we can do overnight (pun not intended). We must train ourselves to relax our muscles and gain control of the mind, so at night we can shut it off just like a television. The first step is to pay attention. Lie down and notice your body. Then tell the muscles to relax. You should feel a little release. Then tell it to relax more. You can keep doing this and never reach the point where there is nothing left to relax! You will become aware of how much tension is in your muscles. Yoga is great for relaxing the body. Next, notice what your mind is doing. Is it re-running films of your past experiences? Is it worrying about some person or problem? Is it re-playing the day or planning or worrying about the next day? Is it re-playing conversations? All of these will make it hard, or for some, impossible to sleep. Start with assessing yourself. Read up on sleep hygiene. You do have the power to learn to put yourself to sleep. Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning psychologist. For permission to reprint this article, or to obtain books, CDs or MP3s, visit www.gwen.ca. Follow Gwen on Facebook for inspiration.
lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, May 8, 2023 NFL QBs on the move, and getting rich There is no higher profile position in North American sports than the quarterback of a National Football League team.Today we’ll look at three of them — one coming, one going, and one who was in limbo but is now in the chips. April 29, 2023 In the ‘coming’ category is former Alabama star Bryce Young, chosen first overall in the late-April NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers. It was a controversial pick, because Young, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2022 as the best player in U.S. college football, stands only 5-foot-10 and teams usually like their QBs to be tall (6-foot-3 or more) so they can easily see over the line of scrimmage. But Young’s play-making ability, quick reaction, and strong arm have made general managers believe that he could be another Drew Brees or Russell Wilson, height-challenged quarterbacks who starred in the NFL. The Panthers’ choice apparently came down to Young or the 6-foot-3 C.J. Stroud, whose Ohio State Buckeyes lost in From the Sidelines BRUCE PENTON the college football semi-final last season. Caroline chose the shorter guy and the scrutiny over that choice will be immense among football fans in the next few years. In the ‘going’ slot, we have 39-yearold Pro Bowl veteran Aaron Rodgers, the long-time Green Bay Packer stalwart still at the top of his game, going to the New York Jets. Rodgers was not shy in telling the world he no longer wanted to play in Wisconsin and that the Jets would be his preferred new team. After a month or so of negotiations, stalling and threats, a deal involving a variety of draft picks was finally consummated, and Rodgers will face Big Apple pressure in taking the Jets to the promised land — the playoffs. The Jets haven’t made the playoffs in 12 years and own the longest North American playoff drought among all major sports. Pressure? After the Rodgers’ deal was announced, the Jets were pegged by the betting industry with the fourth-best odds to win next year’s Super Bowl. For the longest time, Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson was in apparent limbo, given the ‘franchise’ tag by the Ravens after contract negotiations stalled. Being ‘tagged' means any team could sign Jackson to a contract, but would have to forfeit two first-round draft picks. Jackson is a great player (the NFL’s MVP in 2019), but injury prone, having missed 10 games over the past two years. Jackson felt he should be able to sign a fully guaranteed contract, similar to the $230 million five-year pact — 100 per cent guaranteed — Deshaun Watson signed in Cleveland. Finally, Jackson got his way, inking a $250 million five-year deal with Baltimore, of which $185 million is reportedly guaranteed. Jackson is certainly wealthy, but he also remains injury-prone and that has to be of grave concern to the Ravens, and their financial officers. Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca Sports Quips 9 • Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com: “The Oakland A’s relocation in 2027 will give Las Vegas three major pro sports franchises. Finally, something for tourists to do in that town.” • Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, on what fans might expect after the Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas: “Dollar slots, Keno runners in every section, ushers dressed up as Elvis!” • Former Edmonton Sun columnist Terry Jones, on Twitter: “New arena deal for Calgary includes $330 million from province. That’s roughly $330 million more than provided by the province for Rogers Place. Do I have that right? Anybody remember exactly?” • Bob Molinaro again: “You know who’s also very happy with Lamar Jackson’s contract? Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, next in line to become the richest quarterback.” • Winnipeg Sun headline, after Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs by Vegas Golden Knights: “End of an error: Jets crap out in Vegas.” • Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, on Twitter: “If what ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting is accurate — and I'm sure it is — I believe the Packers just traded Aaron Rodgers to the Jets for a bag of balls, a case of beer and a 25 per-cent-off coupon for an oil change at Jiffy Lube!” • Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “This just in: Tucker Carlson to be the new QB at Green Bay.” • From the parody website the Beaverton: “Calgary tackles housing crisis by spending $867 million on new home for the Flames.” • RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “New York City mayor, Eric Adams, has called a war on rats: ‘The conditions that help (rats) thrive will no longer be tolerated.’ If Boston meets the Rangers in the playoffs, that can't be good news for Brad Marchand.” • Headline at the onion.com: “Roger Goodell excited to see so much talented inexpensive labour” • From fark.com: “Lions GM Brad Holmes smashed a table in joy after drafting RB Jahmyr Gibbs. Meanwhile, Lions fans smashed a table in disgust after drafting RB Jahmyr Gibbs.” MCKILLOP - CONTINUES FROM PAGE 6 because they have been trying for years to resolve the issue, the RM go straight to arbitration with the SMB rather than “wasting” the money on mediation. “I’d just as soon say, just tell us what’s happening and save the money.” Reeve Schmidt said that by accepting the Minister’s recommendation, “it looks like we are taking steps to come to an agreement.” Councilor Arndt expressed concern that if it is decided at SMB, the RM would be restricted in what they could do and potentially be required to maintain the roads at the same level as “all the other roads in the RM.” Council will also request representatives from each Village attend though they acknowledged they couldn’t control who was sent. The Resort Villages have agreed to have one spokesperson speak on behalf of the group, Tom Fulcher. He is a current councilor at Sunset Cove and was the former Mayor. The RM has been trying to negotiate separately with each Village. In a Sept 2021 meeting, Reeve Schmidt said, “Ultimately we should be negotiating that individually with each village.” Then Councilor Dixon said he didn’t disagree, “but we have tried to get them to the table, we have tried the divide and conquer routine…which is the way to go, I agree, but it hasn’t worked.” Councilor Mark Strong then said he wanted to know the position of the RM representative they sent. This statement was not responded to during the discussion. “We don’t have any issue with regular vehicle traffic. All of our issues are in the heavy-weight vehicles. It’s the heavy-weight water truck, sewer truck, garbage truck, construction truck that will come in and will destroy our road. It will be wet, and they don’t care when they come in,” said Reeve Schmidt. CAO, Camille Box, said that the resort villages have always said that there should be road maintenance agreements, but those are not the appropriate types of agreements and are typically for short-term hauling projects. Reeve Bob Schmidt said he would contact Gary Dixon to invite him. LMT has attempted to contact Reeve Schmidt, Former Councilor Dixon and all of the Council for an update if the invitation has been accepted. The only response has been from Councilor Mark Strong, who said, “This was not voted on and was not an invitation from all of council.” LMT informed him that the invitation was included in the motion, and he responded, “Well then I misunderstood the motion if that is the fact. I think we would still need to vote on the person as a council. Also I would say it should be a member of council or all of council who should take part in the mediation.” Town of Lumsden PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Lumsden intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 15-2002, known as the Zoning Bylaw. REASON AND INTENT Bylaw No. 2023-06 proposes to amend the development standards of the Town Centre Commercial (C1) Zoning District to reduce the minimum side yard setback of a principal structure to 600 millimetres. The reason for the amendment is to provide greater flexibility for the construction of a commercial building within the C1 – Zoning District. AFFECTED LANDS This text amendment will potentially affect all lands in the Town Centre Commercial (C1) District. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Lumsden Municipal Office, located at 300 James Street North, in the Town of Lumsden, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM (open through the noon hour) from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Lumsden Municipal Office for a cost of $1.00 and are on the Town of Lumsden website; www.lumsden.ca, under the ‘Announcements’ tab. PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 7:00 PM via ZOOM and in Council Chambers at the Lumsden Municipal Office at 300 James Street North, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office prior to the hearing. For further information, or to receive a weblink to attend the meeting, please contact the undersigned at (306) 731-2404 or d.donahue@lumsden.ca Issued at the Town of Lumsden this 27th day of April 2023. Denise Donahue, Planner
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